The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-31
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS
Issue an Address to the People Of the state.

PrrnRsBURG. Va, August 2222-The ad-
dre>, Of the Republican State Committee OF
Virgiuj;, to the people of the State IS made
public to-day. II is intended as a counter
blast Gains, the Roanoke platform, which
il calls IN reality series OF apologies for
broken pledges. 1t says that 1t has not
beer the custom OF the Republican party
to assemble in StatceConventiou at other
times than when necessary to nominate g
Stale ticket or send delegates to q National
Convention This party has 10 account of
anv stewardship TO render, since for four
wears il has had no control over the admin
istra:ion OF State affairs Meanwhile Re
publican principles have not changed since
they were formally announced by tie State
Convention in 1SS3.
TIE principles OF the Virginia Republic
cans are the same as these OF the National
Rev, ,!ican party, Having neither done
70, p;nitted anything in the discharge OF
any .!uty of trust which needs explanation
OF aaoiogy, the reasons nccessltatlnS the
Roanoke convention do not exist as 10 the
Republican party Of this State. Neverthe-
less. the committee resolved to present this
address, setting forth certain leading facts
If political history, contradicting the state
mcn;s OF the Roanoke platform. and ask
VirgiuianS to ponder them well before they
agai: exercise the right of suffrage. 1t
then deals with statements Of that platform.
il TIE cider in which they are made. The
Roanoke Endorsement Of C!eyelalds ad-
uiulstration it holds TO be iasincere and In
consistent with demands for 4 repeal Of the
internal revenue system, and the passage Of
the Blair education bill because the oppo
si;ioG Of Mr. Cleveland 10 the first, and his
lack Of Endorsement Of the second are
known of ali men, and further, the Roam
oke u.terances upon these subjects are IN
opp os.i y to the genera! policy Of the
Democr,. &c party. On the other h@nd,
this address declares that the Republican
party is nov practically united in favor Of
The repeal of the tax on Tobacco and fruit
Installations: and that If restored 10 power
il VII! remove the burden which these do
meS'ic products have so lQUS endured: IS
to tie tariff platform Of the Roanoke con-
ven;ion il is held to be 1T variance with the
| record Of the National Democratic party.
Il :rayerscs the national platform Of the
paT.y. It's recommendation of its President
| and the propositions of It's controlling fac
! tons IN Congress The Roanoke platform
declares il favor Of revenue derived from
! ta-i,f on imports and in favor Of the repeal
| of he internal revenue system, while the
record Of the Democratic party Of this
country, consistently and unwaverlngly,
shows that the reverse is Democratic doc
| trine.
Il regard TO the State dc6t the address
a., 1I.l,, j,c iS
! is settlement, that has been Of practical
value, was done while the Republicans con-
| troiled the State, and al efforts OF the Dem
ocr"cy since they have been in power have
| tended 10 unsattle and undo what was ac.
complShed by the Republicans, and the
result is that the finances Of the State are
| in g hopeless nludole. 1t also charges the
| Democracy with extravaganza and mis-
mana cement in the administration of gen
eral affairs Itthrows cold water upon the
suggestion Of federal aid in the debt settle
! ment. AS TO the promised aid for disabled
| soldiers and their widows, it says the Re
! publican party will cheertully unite IN
| every such effort il the future, as it has in
! the past, butt warns the people of Virginia
that if the party now IN power is allowed
to remain in control It's incompctency and
mismanagement will leave 40 revenue 10
be appropriated for the relief OF soldiers
and their widows.
Touching the denunciation of the Surplus
in the Treasury, the people Of Virginia are
| reminded that an accumulation Of this sur
plus was the leading count in the Democ-
racvs indictment OF the Republicans in the
| campaign of 1884, and some further apollo
gies and explanations, it says, will doubt
less be called for from the Democratic
leaders as to why this surplus is so much
larger now under Democratic adminiStra-
ton than it was three years ago. A sar-
castle enumeration is made Of the blessings
enioved under Democratic rule. Refer
ence is made to the results OF last years
Congressional elections and TO the recent
Kentucky election, and the address closes
as follows:
''Cnd;smayed by these evidences of the
popularity of Democratic rule, and trust
ing that We may be forgiven if we disturb
| the happiness of {; class Of persons known
to u who are in the enjoyment Of these
blesSic. c.S-to wit, the the Democratic Office
ho:Gers-we respectfully submit this ad
Grc-s 10 the people of Virginia, in the hope
anG ;,oi;cf that before they resolve to vote
again V; \ the Democratic managers Of this
Stat. they will ponder these statements,
! and, recurring to the past, contrast our
cScnt condition with the prosperity and
content which covered our land under the
administration of the Republican party.